The Llanberis Slate Quarries
by Mark Reeves  Dec/2008
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Summit of the Old Man of Hoy © mark reevesYou can read more about Mark Reeves on his blog: Life in the Vertical
Mark has recently uploaded several photo-topos of Gogarth on to his blog, including Red Walls, Main Cliff, Yellow Wall, Wen Zawn, Rhoscolyn and Castell Helen.
Mark also does climbing coaching and instruction. You can find out more on his other site:
Rachael Barlow, makes the Bad Step Back from the Dervish Level © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Slate Angel, from the approach to rainbow Walls. © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Llion Morris exploring Australia East. © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Niall straps it onto the classic Bella Lugosi is Dead © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
James McHaffie about to loose his grip of the New Slatesman. © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
James McHaffie -New Slatesman. © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Chris Parkin re-equips California wall, around twenty years after he help first develop the cliff. © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
John Ritson on the now defunct Dali's Hole Highline. © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Adam Hocking clipping the new bolts of The Gorbals E4 6a © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Unknown Climber stretches to place gear on Holy, holy, holy. © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Moony climbing the amazing retrobolted Horse latitudes © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
The Inclines leading up to Australia © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Noel Crane, bridges out the crux of L'Alummete. © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Llanberis High Street, where all Slate days start and finish! © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Unknown Climber does battle with The Mad dog.... of the west, HVS Australia. © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Mike Raine reaches for the track on the now classic Off The Beaten track E3. © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Discarded shoes in the Pen Garret. © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
The Dark Path © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Pete Robins straps it onto Misogynist Discharge © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Rust 'n Ruin 1 - A classic pile of debris below the now classic F7c arete Sidewinder © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Rainbow Rock 1 © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Rainbow Rock 2 © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Rainbow rock 3 © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Light and Darkness 1 - Exploring Lost World! © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
The Dark Half - A sharp edge taken below the Dark Half © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Light and Darkenss - Slate wall by the dive shop Vivian Quarry © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
An old compressed air pipe on the main path from Dali's Hole to Rainbow Walls © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Defuncted Incline on the way to Australia. © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Old cast iron fence post on the way up to Australia East. © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
A Sapling Clings to Life - This sapling lasted only a short while, a week after I took this photo it had been eaten by goats. © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
The scree slope in the bottom of Australia. © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
James McHaffie attempting what became 'The Serpent Vein' F8b © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Llion morris about to have a very long story on Short Stories, E4. © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Chaos and Order - The edge of an Incline on the way to Australia. © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Moss and Mist - A stream on the approach to Rainbow Slab. © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Unknown Climber on Soltice, VS. © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Big George Smith climbs Spleenal Flick after it was retro bolted. © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Is it a bird, is it a Plane, no it super slate! - A random capped piece of slate just above Dali's Hole. © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Taken Over by Department C © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Tom Brigg's battling his way up Where are my sensible shoes. © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
A Slate Wall © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Waves on Rock © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Rust and ruin 5 - Destroyed incline below Australia. © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
Rust and ruin 6 - Destroyed incline below Australia. © Mark Reeves, Dec 2008
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